Chelsea have been supplied the possibility to signal Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic this summer time by his agent and former Blues participant Mateja Kezman.
CaughtOffside understands that Milinkovic-Savic is on the market for €40million this summer time as he heads into the ultimate yr of his contract with Lazio, together with his agent looking for an answer for his future this summer time.
Chelsea like Milinkovic-Savic and are prepared to contemplate him as one potential choice to strengthen their midfield, although sources have additionally prompt to CaughtOffside {that a} totally different profile of midfield participant akin to Moises Caicedo or Romeo Lavia can be extra of a precedence for the west London giants.
Milinkovic-Savic has additionally been supplied to different Premier League golf equipment in latest weeks, however Kezman has sounded out his outdated membership Chelsea within the hope of serving to them tackle their midfield points.
Mason Mount is closing in on a transfer to Manchester United, whereas Mateo Kovacic has additionally simply left for Manchester Metropolis, so there’s certainly room in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad for a participant like Milinkovic-Savic.
The Serbia worldwide has had a massively spectacular profession in Serie A and has lengthy been linked with huge golf equipment within the Premier League, even when a deal has to this point by no means materialised.
Juventus might be an alternative choice for Milinkovic-Savic, CaughtOffside understands, nevertheless it appears the 28-year-old would even be open to a brand new problem in English soccer.
One situation on Juventus’ facet can be that they’ve requested Lazio to decrease their €40m asking value, so it maybe is sensible for Kezman to see if there’s any chance of discovering different patrons who could be keen to go larger.
Chelsea have been huge spenders since Todd Boehly took over the membership, however they’ve tended to focus on youthful gamers on long-term offers, so it stays to be seen if Milinkovic-Savic would match into that philosophy, or if they may maybe make an exception for him.
